With this release date in place, including launches in the U.S. and the UK, it means that the U.S. will see the Xbox One a week after the PS4, while Europe -- where the PS4 is launching on November 29 -- will see the Xbox One first.

Notably, the original Xbox 360 launched on this very same date in 2005 in the U.S., leading Microsoft to call it "a special day in Xbox history."

The console will also launch on November 22 in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, and Spain. Other markets will follow in 2014.